As you may know, I’m trying to run the length of every London Underground train line with my friend Laura this year. Shortly after we decided to go ahead with the idea, I decided to ring Transport For London because I thought it might be of interest to them.
I’m quite used to the hard sell of explaining slightly odd expeditions to whoever it is that’s unfortunate enough to pick up the phone at the organisation I’m trying to get help from but that doesn’t stop an unpleasant knot forming in my stomach every time I do. I hate it, if I’m honest.
And so I appreciated all the more the wonderful “The world is a good place” moment when the guy on the other end of the phone got exactly what I was talking about, realised I wasn’t trying to sell him anything or ask for money, and immediately came up with some great ways to help us out. So, in addition to the very generous gift of complimentary Oyster cards with credit, a couple of employees gave up their Sunday morning to chase around the Underground system with a video camera and film us running along the Victoria Line.
…and all of that was far too many words for what, essentially, is a blog post to show off this cool new video.
6 Comments
Rob
Quality
Steve Blethyn
Good stuff Tim, I break into a sweat running a bath, so I appreciate ‘watching’ this sort of thing :o)
Guy
Tim, My uncle passed away after a battle with Mesothelioma and it great to see money being raised for such a good cause. How can I help? I seem to have lots of blister kits left over from the South pole trip we sponsored…..(like them, you probably do not get blisters being made from steel!!) any use? look forward to speaking soon. Guy
Tim Moss
Guy,
Very sorry to hear about your uncle. If you’d like to help then yes, a blister kit or two would be brilliant! Definitely not made of steel. My running shoes are a few years old now and wearing through a bit.
You can, of course, also make donations at:
http://www.justgiving.com/runningthetube
Martin McQuaide
This looks good Tim
Id like to run one of these tube lines with you? following you on your ride down the uk too on the rickshaw and it sounds Great, MArtin
Tim Moss
Cheers Martin. You’d be more than welcome to join us. Just check the site for the forthcoming dates and drop me a line.